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gre逆序 Set 10

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recoil
v. 退却,退缩
heel
n. 足跟,鞋后跟,v. 倾侧; 2 (of a dog) follow closely behind its owner : these dogs are born with the instinctive urge to ~. ; 3 [ intrans. ] touch the ground with the heel when dancing. ;
scalpel
n. 外科手术刀,解剖刀
glum
adj. 闷闷不乐的,阴郁的,
brimful
adj.充满的、盈满的
odium
n. 憎恶,反感; general or widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions : his job had made him the target of public hostility and ~. ; • disgrace over something hated or shameful; opprobrium.
spiel
n. 滔滔不绝的讲话; a long or fast speech or story, typically one intended as a means of persuasion or as an excuse but regarded with skepticism or contempt by those who hear it : he delivers a breathless and effortless ~ in promotion of his new novel.
neologism
n. 新字,新义
mongolism
n. 先天白痴
easel
n. 画架,黑板架
hem
n. (衣服或裙子的)褶边
sphagnum
n. 冰苔,水藓
maim
v. 使残废; wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged : 100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed.
bedlam
n. 疯人院,喧闹
sciolism
n. 一知半解的学问
awl
n. (钻皮革的)尖钻
emblem
n. 象征,标志
pummel
v. (用拳)接连地打,打击
despoil
v. 夺取,抢夺
trim
v. 修剪,adj. 井井有条的
petrel
n. 海燕
sill
n. 基石,门槛,窗台
sanatorium
n. 疗养院,休养所
ireful
adj. 愤怒的
doleful
adj. 忧愁的,消沉的
knurl
n. 硬节,小隆起物
fanaticism
n. 狂热盲信
buxom
adj. 体态丰满的
trawl
n. 拖网,v. 用拖网捕鱼,搜罗
roil
v. 搅浑,激怒
dispel
v. 驱散,消除
minstrel
n. 中世纪的吟游诗人,歌手; a medieval singer or musician, esp. one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility. ; • a member of a band of entertainers with blackened faces who perform songs and music ostensibly of black American origin.
doggerel
n. 歪诗,打油诗
mothball
n. 卫生球
reposeful
adj. 安静的,宁静的
venom
n. 毒液,恶毒,痛恨
asceticism
n. 禁欲主义
trammel
n./v. 束缚,妨碍,鱼网 [perhaps from Latin tri- 'three' + macula 'mesh.']
pandemonium
n. 喧嚣,大混乱
mimetism
n. 拟态
psalm
n. 赞美诗,圣诗
damsel
n. 年轻女人,少女; ~ in distress often humorous a young woman in trouble (with the implication that the woman needs to be rescued, as by a prince in a fairy tale).
whelm
v. 用...覆盖,淹没
paroxysm
n. 突发,阵发
topsoil
n. 表层土
trapezium
n. 梯形,不规则四边形
scrawl
v. 潦草地写,乱涂
florilegium
n. 选集,花谱
assoil
v. 赦免,释放,补偿,赎
atavism
n. 隔代遗传,祖型再现
swill
v. 冲洗,痛饮
pachyderm
n. 厚皮动物,厚脸皮的人
loam
n. 沃土
desideratum
n. 必需品,要求
thimbleful
n. (酒等的)极少量
macrocosm
n. 宇宙,宏观世界
epigram
n. 警句,讽刺短诗
rill
n. 小河; a small stream
tassel
n. 流苏,穗
quail
v. 畏惧,颤抖;n. 漂亮姑娘; feel or show fear or apprehension : she ~ed at his heartless words.
colloquium
n. 学术讨论会
navel
n. 肚脐,中心点,脐带
bawl
v. 大叫,大喊
shrivel
v. (使)皱缩,干涸,枯萎
mum
adj. 沉默的,无言的
tomfool
n. 傻瓜,大笨蛋
scowl
n. 皱眉,怒视,愁容
vinculum
n. 纽带,联系; 1 Anatomy a connecting band of tissue, such as that attaching a flexor tendon to the bone of a finger or toe. ; 2 Mathematics a horizontal line drawn over a group of terms in a mathematical expression to indicate that they are to be operated on as a single entity by the preceding or following operator.
sibyl
n. 女预言家,女先知; a woman in ancient times supposed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god. ; • poetic/literary a woman able to foretell the future.
prim
adj. 端庄的,整洁的
quill
n. (豪猪等动物的)刺
nonpareil
n./adj. 无匹敌的(人)
droll
adj. 古怪的,好笑的
stonewall
v. 阻碍议事,妨碍
flail
n. 连枷(打谷工具)v. 打,打击
theism
n. 一神论,有神论
solecism
n. 文法错误,举止失礼
passel
n. 一批,大量; a large group of people or things of indeterminate number; a pack : a passel of journalists.
vim
n. 精力,活力
mogul
n. 显要人物,权势之人
substratum
n. 基础,根据
spool
n.(缠录音带等的)卷盘(轴)
gull
n. 海鸥,v. 欺骗
mammonism
n. 拜金主义; wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion. It was taken by medieval writers as the name of the devil of covetousness, and revived in this sense by Milton.
qualm
n. 疑惧,紧张不安
snarl
n./v. 纠缠,混乱
pastel
n. 彩色粉笔画,柔和的色彩
declaim
v. 高谈阔论,雄辩,大声说; utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience : [ trans. ] she declaimed her views | [ intrans. ] a preacher ~ing from the pulpit. ; • [ intrans. ] ( declaim against) forcefully protest against or criticize (something).
succedaneum
n. 代替人,代用品
nanism
n. 矮小
tantrum
n. 勃然大怒,脾气发作
maul
v. 撕裂皮肉,伤害; (of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing : the herdsmen were ~ed by lions. ; • treat (someone or something) roughly. ; a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for tasks such as ramming, crushing, and driving wedges; a beetle.
theorem
n. 定理,原理
shawl
n. (妇女用)披肩,围巾
botulism
n. 食物中毒
fulcrum
n. 杠杆支点,支柱; the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots. ; • a thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation : research is the ~ of the academic community.
squirm
v. 蠕动,扭曲
grovel
v. 摇尾乞怜,奴颜婢膝
broil
n./v. 烤,烧,争吵,怒骂
pitfall
n. 陷阱,未料到的危险或困难; a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty. ; • a covered pit used as a trap.
truism
n. 自明之理,真理
anachronism
n. 年代错误,落伍之物
cavil
v. 挑毛病,吹毛求疵
paganism
n. 异教(信仰)
parol
n. 口头言词 adj. 口头的
folderol
n. 不值钱的东西,无聊的话
fogram
n. 守旧的人
helm
n. 舵,驾驶盘
compendium
n. 简要,概略
linoleum
n. 油毡
plenum
n. 充实,全体会议
pugilism
n. 拳击,搏击
gall
n. 胆汁(bile),怨恨(hatred)
strum
v. (漫不经心地)弹奏
scum
n. 泡沫,社会渣滓
anvil
n. 铁砧
tedium
n. 单调乏味
automatism
n. 无意识行动(如梦游)
nostrum
n. 秘方药,民间流传的药
carol
n. 赞美诗,颂歌
moratorium
n. 停止偿付,禁止
opprobrium
n. 恶名声,侮辱
methodism
n. 卫理公会派,墨守成规者; a member of a Christian Protestant denomination originating in the 18th-century evangelistic movement of Charles and John Wesley and George Whitefield.
spall
n. 裂片,碎片(尤指石头)
salaam
n. 敬礼,致敬; a gesture of greeting or respect, with or without a spoken salutation, typically consisting of a low bow of the head and body with the hand or fingers touching the forehead. Compare with shalom .
humdrum
adj. 单调的,乏味的; lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous : ~ routine work.
laurel
n. 月桂树,桂冠
honorarium
n. 酬劳金,谢礼
yokel
n. 乡巴佬
codicil
n. 遗嘱的附录,附加条款
phenom
n. 好东西,红人; a person who is outstandingly talented or admired; a star.
interregnum
n. 无王时期,无人统治; a period when normal government is suspended, esp. between successive reigns or regimes.
scram
v. 紧急刹车,逃跑
eclecticism
n. 折衷主义
trowel
n. 泥刀,小铲子
foil
n. 钝剑,箔,锡箔纸;v. 阻挠
kennel
n. 狗舍,狗窝
bobtail
n. 截短的
toil
n./v. 辛苦,辛勤劳作
mayhem
n. 严重伤害罪,混乱
emporium
n. 商场,商业中心
reclaim
v. 纠正,开垦(土地); 2 bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation : little money is available to reclaim and cultivate the desert | [as adj. ] ( ~ed) ~ed land.
travail
n. 艰苦劳动,痛苦
entrammel
v. 束缚,妨碍
drawl
v. 慢吞吞说,拉长腔调说
extol
v. 赞美
chrysanthemum
n. 菊,菊花
disembosom
v. 透露,说出
cram
v. 填塞,塞满
embroil
v. 牵连,卷入纠纷
logjam
n. 浮木阻塞,僵局
daltonism
n. 先天性色盲,红绿色盲
chum
n. 好朋友,同伴
maelstrom
n. 大漩涡,灾祸
macadam
n. (铺路用的)碎石,碎石路; broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen.
encomium
n. 赞颂,颂辞
corrigendum
n. 应改正的错误,正误表
fell
n. 兽皮,v. 砍伐
churl
n. 粗鄙之人
stratum
n. 地层,社会阶层
hovel
n. 茅舍,肮脏的小屋
shrill
adj. 尖锐的、剌耳的
optimum
adj. 最好的,最有利的;n. (生长繁殖的)最佳条件
knoll
n. 小圆丘
recidivism
n. 累犯,重犯
parasol
n. (女用)阳伞
latifundium
n. 大庄园,大地产
ream
n. 令(纸张的张数单位)
cryptogram
n. 暗号,密码
gavel
n. (法官所用的)槌,小木槌
sprawl
n./v. 伸展手足而卧,懒散地躺
pogrom
n. 大屠杀
weasel
achieve something by use of cunning or deceit : she suspects me of trying to ~ my way into his affections. ; • behave or talk evasively.

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